Johnson & Johnson v. Chief Freight Lines Co., Joy Cartage Co. And Graves Truck Lines, Inc.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a final judgment entered in favor of a shipper, Johnson & Johnson, in an action brought under the Car-mack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11707 (formerly codified at 49 U.S.C. § 20(11)), against three motor carriers — Chief Freight Lines Company, Joy Cartage Company, and Graves Truck Lines — to recover damages for the loss in transit of 990 cases from a shipment of baby shampoo, baby lotion, and baby powder. We affirm.

In a suit to recover damages for loss of goods in transit under the Carmack Amendment, the shipper establishes a prima facie case by proving…